Radiation Effects and Events Hub
Radiation Effects and Events: Collected Works
This hub is a place of education and connection for nuclear effects and events. Here, you will find an overview of notable archives, advocacy groups, publications, and oral histories to provide perspective on both the history of nuclear effects and efforts in this field as well as current work.
Photo floating: Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Hall after atomic bomb. ABCC Photograph Collection, 1946-1975, IC 099; McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library. Box 4, Folder titled "Views of the industrial arts exhibition hall after the dropping of the atomic bomb."
Photo background: Randall Wright papers on Kazakhstan health care; MS 224; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Box 2, Folder 2.10
Relevant Collections
Linked below are several archives and journals containing material related to radiation effects and events. Click on an image to learn more. Please find a non-exhaustive list of other relevant collections here.
Photo: ABCC Photograph Collection, 1946-1975, IC 099; McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, Box 4, Folder titled "Model of ABCC at Kure, Japan"
TMC Library McGovern Historical Center ABCC Archives
These collections primarily house records donated by individuals in the ABCC, including photographs, personal journals, and other records.
Photo: Teresa Hayes, MD, PhD papers; MS 213; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Box 1.
TMC Library McGovern Historical Center Radiation Effects and Events Archives
These collections primarily house personal papers from individuals involved in the ABCC as well as personal papers resultant from and/or related to radiation events in the Soviet Union.
Photo: Tom Kean's private postal collection, photograph from DAHSHA
Rice University Research Repository DAHSHA
The Dialogues Across Health, Science, Humanities and Archives (DAHSHA) at Rice houses a number of articles exploring radiation effects and events.
Photo: ABCC Photograph Collection, 1946-1975, IC 099; McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library. Box 4, Folder titled "Scenes of ABCC, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan"
Rice University Research Repository
Beyond DAHSHA, the Rice Research Repository also hosts interviews of individuals involved in radiation effects and events. Some are co-hosted with the TMC Library's Archive and Rare Books Collection.
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1 / Nevada-Semipalatinsk
This international movement established in 1989 stopped nuclear arms testing in Kazakhstan. The population was harmed severely by more than 40 years of nuclear arms testing on populated areas. The movement remained active afterwards for a brief period of time, working to end nuclear testing in countries beyond Kazakhstan.
2 / Advocacy for Protection of Indigenous Peoples against Nuclear Testing
Indigenous populations were disproportionately negatively impacted by nuclear testing executed by the United States government. Impacted areas include the American Southwest, the Marshall Islands, French Polynesia, and Alaska, among other regions.
Ongoing Projects
Beyond the Archives
The Radiation Effects and Events Project is continually changing as archives expand and individuals contribute their unique experiences and/or expertise and research to various collections.
Ongoing Projects
At Rice University, students completing work in the Medical Humanities have regularly contributed to the Radiation Effects and Events project. Many students focus their efforts on interviewing individuals involved with or impacted by radiation effects and events. Pictured is one such student, Bri Thompson, presenting her research on scientific communication during the Hanford Study and the COVID-19 crisis at The Schull Institute's "Focus on Nuclear Security" 2024 conference.
Upcoming Projects
In the future, the Radiation Effects and Events project hopes to expand its collaborations with other archives to increase cross-organizational communication and resource-sharing. Moreover, the DAHSHA site at Rice University is a new publication, and future issues may address further issues related to radiation effects and events.
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Photo above: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Armin Weinberg, PhD papers; MS 211; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Box 7.